List of Olympic Games host cities

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Since the Modern Olympics began in 1896, there have been 27 Summer Olympic Games held in 22 different cities and 21 Winter Olympic Games held in 18 different cities. In addition, three summer and two winter editions of the Games were scheduled to take place but were later cancelled due to war: Berlin (summer) in 1916, Tokyo (summer) and Sapporo (winter) in 1940, and London (summer) and Cortina d'Ampezzo (winter) in 1944. The 1906 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, are no longer officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which refers to them as 1906 Intercalated Games, and are thus not included in this list.[1] Three cities have been chosen by the IOC to host upcoming Olympic Games: Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and Pyeongchang for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Seven cities have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens (1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics), Paris (1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics), London (1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics), St. Moritz (1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics), Lake Placid (1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics), Los Angeles (1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics), and Innsbruck (1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics). In addition, Stockholm hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics and the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics.[b] London has become the first city to have hosted three Games as of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The United States have hosted a total of eight Olympic Games, more than any other country, followed by France with five editions. Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom have each hosted three Games.

The Games have primarily been hosted in the continents of Europe (28 editions) and North America (12 editions); five Games have been hosted in Asia and two have been hosted in Oceania. In 2016, Rio de Janeiro will become South America's first Olympic host city, while the African continent is yet to host the Olympic Games. Other major geographic regions which have not hosted the Olympics include the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia.

Host cities are selected by the IOC membership, usually seven years in advance.[2] The selection process lasts approximately two years. In a first stage, any city in the world may submit an application to become a host city. After 10 months, the Executive Board of the IOC decides which of these applicant cities will become official candidates as based on the recommendation of a working group that reviews the applications. In a second stage, the candidate cities are investigated thoroughly by an Evaluation Commission, which then submits a final short list of cities to be considered for selection. The host city is then chosen by vote of the IOC Session, a general meeting of IOC members.[3]

Contents

Olympic Host Cities[edit]

For individual summer and winter lists, see List of modern Summer Olympic Games and List of Winter Olympic Games.
City Country Continent Summer Winter Season Year Opening Ceremony Closing Ceremony
Athens  Greece Europe S005I — Summer 1896 02013-04-06April 6 02013-04-15April 15
Paris  France Europe S005II — Summer 1900 02013-05-14May 14 02013-10-28October 28
St. Louis  United States North America S005III — Summer 1904 02013-07-01July 1 02013-11-23November 23
London United Kingdom United Kingdom Europe S005IV — Summer 1908 02013-04-27April 27 02013-10-31October 31
Stockholm  Sweden Europe S005V — Summer 1912 02013-05-05May 5 02013-07-22July 22
Berlin  Germany Europe S006VI — Summer 1916 Cancelled due to WWI[4]
Antwerp  Belgium Europe S007VII — Summer 1920 02013-04-20April 20 02013-09-12September 12[5]
Chamonix  France Europe — W001I Winter 1924 02013-01-25January 25 02013-02-04February 4[6]
Paris  France Europe S008VIII — Summer 1924 02013-05-04May 4 02013-07-27July 27[7]
St. Moritz  Switzerland Europe — W002II Winter 1928 02013-02-11February 11 02013-02-19February 19[8]
Amsterdam  Netherlands Europe S009IX — Summer 1928 02013-05-17May 17 02013-08-12August 12[9]
Lake Placid  United States North America — W003III Winter 1932 02013-02-04February 4 02013-02-15February 15[10]
Los Angeles  United States North America S010X — Summer 1932 02013-07-30July 30 02013-08-14August 14[11]
Garmisch-Partenkirchen  Germany Europe — W004IV Winter 1936 02013-02-06February 6 02013-02-16February 16[12]
Berlin  Germany Europe S011XI — Summer 1936 02013-08-01August 1 02013-08-16August 16[13]
Sapporo  Japan Asia — W005aV Winter 1940 Cancelled due to WWII[4]
Tokyo  Japan Asia S012XII — Summer 1940 Cancelled due to WWII[4]
Cortina d'Ampezzo  Italy Europe — W005bV Winter 1944 Cancelled due to WWII[4]
London  United Kingdom Europe S013XIII — Summer 1944 Cancelled due to WWII[4]
St. Moritz  Switzerland Europe — W005cV Winter 1948 02013-01-30January 30 02013-02-08February 8
London  United Kingdom Europe S014XIV — Summer 1948 02013-07-29July 29 02013-08-14August 14
Oslo  Norway Europe — W006VI Winter 1952 02013-02-14February 14 02013-02-25February 25
Helsinki  Finland Europe S015XV — Summer 1952 02013-07-19July 19 02013-08-03August 3
Cortina d'Ampezzo  Italy Europe — W007VII Winter 1956 02013-01-26January 26 02013-02-05February 5
Melbourne
Stockholm[c]		  Australia
 Sweden		 Australia
Europe		 S016XVI — Summer 1956 02013-11-22November 22
02013-06-10June 10		 02013-12-08December 8
02013-06-17June 17
Squaw Valley  United States North America — W008VIII Winter 1960 02013-02-18February 18 02013-02-28February 28
Rome  Italy Europe S017XVII — Summer 1960 02013-08-25August 25 02013-09-11September 11
Innsbruck  Austria Europe — W009IX Winter 1964 02013-01-29January 29 02013-02-09February 9
Tokyo  Japan Asia S018XVIII — Summer 1964 02013-10-10October 10 02013-10-24October 24
Grenoble  France Europe — W010X Winter 1968 02013-02-06February 6 02013-02-18February 18
Mexico City  Mexico North America S019XIX — Summer 1968 02013-10-12October 12 02013-10-27October 27
Sapporo  Japan Asia — W011XI Winter 1972 02013-02-03February 3 02013-02-13February 13
Munich  West Germany Europe S020XX — Summer 1972 02013-08-26August 26 02013-09-11September 11
Innsbruck  Austria Europe — W012XII Winter 1976 02013-02-04February 4 02013-02-15February 15
Montreal  Canada North America S021XXI — Summer 1976 02013-07-17July 17 02013-08-01August 1
Lake Placid  United States North America — W013XIII Winter 1980 02013-02-12February 12 02013-02-24February 24
Moscow  Soviet Union Europe[d] S022XXII — Summer 1980 02013-07-19July 19 02013-08-03August 3
Sarajevo  Yugoslavia Europe — W014XIV Winter 1984 02013-02-07February 7 02013-02-19February 19
Los Angeles  United States North America S023XXIII — Summer 1984 02013-07-28July 28 02013-08-12August 12
Calgary  Canada North America — W015XV Winter 1988 02013-02-13February 13 02013-02-28February 28
Seoul  South Korea Asia S024XXIV — Summer 1988 02013-09-17September 17 02013-10-02October 2
Albertville  France Europe — W016XVI Winter 1992 02013-02-08February 8 02013-02-23February 23
Barcelona  Spain Europe S025XXV — Summer 1992 02013-07-25July 25 02013-08-09August 9
Lillehammer  Norway Europe — W017XVII Winter 1994 02013-02-12February 12 02013-02-27February 27
Atlanta  United States North America S026XXVI — Summer 1996 02013-07-19July 19 02013-08-04August 4
Nagano  Japan Asia — W018XVIII Winter 1998 02013-02-07February 7 02013-02-22February 22
Sydney  Australia Australia S027XXVII — Summer 2000 02013-09-15September 15 02013-10-01October 1
Salt Lake City  United States North America — W019XIX Winter 2002 02013-02-08February 8 02013-02-24February 24
Athens  Greece Europe S028XXVIII — Summer 2004 02013-08-13August 13 02013-08-29August 29
Turin  Italy Europe — W020XX Winter 2006 02013-02-10February 10 02013-02-26February 26
Beijing[e]  China Asia S029XXIX — Summer 2008 02013-08-08August 8 02013-08-24August 24
Vancouver  Canada North America — W021XXI Winter 2010 02013-02-12February 12 02013-02-28February 28
London  United Kingdom Europe S030XXX — Summer 2012 02013-07-27July 27 02013-08-12August 12
Sochi  Russia Europe[d] — W022XXII Winter 2014 02013-02-07February 7 02013-02-23February 23
Rio de Janeiro  Brazil South America S031XXXI — Summer 2016 02013-08-05August 5 02013-08-21August 21
Pyeongchang  South Korea Asia — W023XXIII Winter 2018 02013-02-09February 9 02013-02-25February 25

Statistics[edit]

Host cities for multiple Olympic Games[edit]

List of cities that hosted multiple editions of the Olympic Games
City Country Continent Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Total
London  United Kingdom Europe 3 (1908, 1948, 2012) 0 3
Athens  Greece Europe 2 (1896, 2004) 0 2
Paris  France Europe 2 (1900, 1924) 0 2
Los Angeles  United States North America 2 (1932, 1984) 0 2
Lake Placid  United States North America 0 2 (1932, 1980) 2
Innsbruck  Austria Europe 0 2 (1964, 1976) 2
St. Moritz  Switzerland Europe 0 2 (1928, 1948) 2

Number of Olympic Games by country[edit]

Nations that have hosted the Summer Olympics
  4 times or more
  3 times
  2 times
  1 time
  Never held games
Nations that have hosted the Winter Olympics
  4 times or more
  3 times
  2 times
  1 time
  Never held games
List of countries ranked by the number of times they hosted the Olympic Games
Rank Country Continent Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Total
1  United States North America 4 (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996) 4 (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002) 8
2  France Europe 2 (1900, 1924) 3 (1924, 1968, 1992) 5
3  United Kingdom Europe 3 (1908, 1944, 1948, 2012) 0 3
3  Canada North America 1 (1976) 2 (1988, 2010) 3
3  Italy Europe 1 (1960) 2 (1944, 1956, 2006) 3
3  Japan Asia 1 (1940, 1964) 2 (1940, 1972, 1998) 3
3  Germany Europe 2 (1916, 1936, 1972) 1 (1936) 3
8  South Korea Asia 1 (1988) 1 (2018) 2
8  Soviet Union/ Russia Europe 1 (1980) 1 (2014) 2
8 Greece/ Greece Europe 2 (1896, 2004) 0 2
8  Australia Australia 2 (1956, 2000) 0 2
8  Norway Europe 0 2 (1952, 1994) 2
8  Austria Europe 0 2 (1964, 1976) 2
8  Switzerland Europe 0 2 (1928, 1948) 2
15  Brazil South America 1 (2016) 0 1
15  China Asia 1 (2008) 0 1
15  Spain Europe 1 (1992) 0 1
15  Yugoslavia Europe 0 1 (1984) 1
15  Mexico North America 1 (1968) 0 1
15  Finland Europe 1 (1952) 0 1
15  Netherlands Europe 1 (1928) 0 1
15  Belgium Europe 1 (1920) 0 1
15  Sweden Europe 1 (1912) 0 1

Notes[edit]

  • c Equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Sweden. Stockholm had to bid for the equestrian competition separately; it received its own Olympic flame and had its own formal invitations and opening & closing ceremonies, just like the regular Summer Olympics.[17]
  • e Equestrian events were held in China's Hong Kong SAR.[18] Although Hong Kong's separate NOC conducted the equestrian competition, it was an integral part of the Beijing Games; it is not conducted under a separate bid, flame, etc., as was the 1956 Stockholm equestrian competition. The IOC website lists only Beijing as the host city.[19]

References[edit]

General
Specific
  1. ^ Findling, John E.; Pelle, Kimberly D. (2004). Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-313-32278-5. 
  2. ^ Group, Taylor Francis (2003). The Europa World Yearbook. Taylor and Francis Group. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5. 
  3. ^ "Choice of the Host City". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
  4. ^ a b c d e Durántez, Conrado (April-May 1997). "The Olympic Movement, a twentieth-century phenomenon" (PDF). Olympic Review XXVI (14): 56–57 
  5. ^ "Antwerp 1920". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  6. ^ "Chamonix 1924". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  7. ^ "Paris 1924". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  8. ^ "St. Moritz 1928". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  9. ^ "Amsterdam 1928". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  10. ^ "Lake Placid 1932". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  11. ^ "Los Angeles 1932". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  12. ^ "Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  13. ^ "Berlin 1936". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  14. ^ "St Louis 1904". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-07-29. 
  15. ^ "St. Louis gets Olympic Games; International Committee Sanctions the Change for the World's Fair in 1904" (PDF). The New York Times. 1903-02-12. Retrieved 2008-07-29. 
  16. ^ "Rome Games moved to London". realclearsports.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011. 
  17. ^ "Stockholm/Melbourne 1956". Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-01. 
  18. ^ Tim Pile (June 25, 2008). "Hong Kong saddles up for the Olympics". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-07-29. 
  19. ^ "2008 Beijing Olympic home page". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 

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